Hill v. Murphy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on June 16, 1911, by certain stockholders of the Eastern Cold Storage Company, a corporation, against the directors of that corporation, the corporation and its treasurer, containing the allegations which are stated in the opinion. All of the defendants demurred to the bill. They also filed an answer.
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Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on June 16, 1911, by certain stockholders of the Eastern Cold Storage Company, a corporation, against the directors of that corporation, the corporation and its treasurer, containing the allegations which are stated in the opinion. All of the defendants demurred to the bill. They also filed an answer. The case came on to be heard before Morton, J., who reserved it upon the bill, the demurrers, the answer and an agreed statement of facts for determination by the full court.
1Opinion of the CourtDeCourcy, J.
It must be assumed, for the purpose of the demurrer, that the following facts alleged in the bill are true. The defendants Murphy, Musgrave, Simonds, Jones and Mason, as directors of the Eastern Cold Storage Company and in its name, published a false and malicious libel of and concerning one Walter L. Hill in connection with his official acts as treasurer and director of the company. Hill brought an action against the corporation for the libel and recovered judgment for a substantial amount; and this sum, together with the expenses incurred in defending the action, was paid by the defendants…
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